Harold and Lílian Gilmer : January 2025 Prayer Letter

Harold and Lilian Gilmer – South America Director, Church Planter and Bible Translation in São Paulo, Brazil

Dear Brethren:
“Thou art the God that doest wonders: thou hast declared thy strength among the people” (Psalm 77:14).

THE GOD OF WONDERS
REJOICE WITH US—WE HAVE LAND!

After years of prayer and waiting on the Lord, the Lord granted us a piece of land that exceeds our wildest dreams! This is that property on the main avenue, just a few blocks away from our current location, which we sought to rent last year. The Lord worked two wonders in the purchase of this land.

First, the owner had no intention of selling this land; but his brother is a pastor, and he convinced the owner to sell to us. Second, we did not have sufficient funds for the purchase; we needed a multiplication miracle. Missionary Sean Lunday (our church planting team leader) was vitally used of the Lord for acquiring this land: the Lord used him to raise the remainder of the funds and negociate the asking price down. By God´s grace, last Friday the paperwork was signed, and we now have land! Praise God!

UPDATE ON WHAT THE LORD DID … AND IS DOING

Family – Family is still our first ministry. Raphael is now in eighth grade and Danielle is in fifth. Lílian is the love of my life! I praise the Lord for my precious family! The Lord supplied our needs one month at a time last year, for which we can only say Thank You! “The Lord Provides”—that is one of His names.

Church Planting – We are grateful to report that 110 people trusted Christ as their Savior last year!
(Through the services at the Church, 25 people came to trust in the Lord, and through outreach ministries,
85 people called on the Lord.) We also had two people baptized and added to the Church. We need to say a special Thank You to Capital City Baptist Church in Austin, Texas, for sending a Missions Team this month to help us with our Congregation and with an Evangelistic Outreach. In March, Lord willing, a Construction Team will come to help set up a warehouse on the property, so that we can move. Please pray with us as we prepare to move, officially organize the Church, and . . . start planning for the building! Bible Publication – By God´s Amazing Grace, through our own warehouse and through our special partnerships, we distributed 240,622 complete Portuguese Bibles in 2024. To God be the glory!

Yours fellow servants in Brazil,
Harold, Lílian, Raphael and Danielle